Ka-Wai Foo
Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Experienced accounting professional with 3 years experience delivering high-quality audit & assurance services to a range of publicly listed and privately owned clients. Proven expertise in managing client relationships, leading internal teams, assessing internal controls, and applying accounting principals in auditing and preparing financial statements.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Senior Associate – Audit & Assurance
Grant Thornton Australia
07.2024 - Current
- Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organisation.
- Coached and upskilled junior staff members by providing guidance to assist with solving complex accounting, audit issues, and providing constructive feedback to ensure staff are constantly improving.
- Delivered value to clients by communicating audit findings and recommendations to help improve business processes, internal controls, and application of accounting principles. This ensure processes align with best practices and financial reports are compliant with relevant accounting standards.
- Contributed to the preparation and review of both general-purpose and simplified disclosure financial statements for standalone and consolidated entities, ensuring compliance with new and existing accounting standards.
- Liaised with senior members of the engagement team, including managers and partners, to keep them informed of audit status, key issues, and potential roadblock. This effective communication and coordination contributed to the smooth progression of the audit, earning positive feedback from engagement managers, who praised my performance for demonstrating excellent project management skills.
- Analysed clients' financial data, including financial performance, financial position and forecasts, and obtaining audit evidence to provide assurance over key balances and classes of transactions and key risk areas under ASIC focus. This analysis led to the identification of new audit risks, enhancing overall audit quality by ensuring that sufficient time and resources were allocated to high-risk areas.
Associate – Audit & Assurance
Grant Thornton Australia
04.2024 - 06.2024
Education
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
04-2025
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Deakin University
10.2021
Skills
- Financial analysis
- Regulatory compliance
- Microsoft Excel
- Audit reporting
- Client communication
- Project management
- Account reconciliation
- Time management
Timeline
Senior Associate – Audit & Assurance
Grant Thornton Australia
07.2024 - Current
Associate – Audit & Assurance
Grant Thornton Australia
04.2024 - 06.2024
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance
Deakin University
Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting -
Chartered Accountants Australia And New Zealand
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